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V Esther, b. Feb. 23, 1800, m. Samuel Robertson.
vi Mehitable, b. March 5, 1802, m. Aaron Barton Swan.
vii Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1804, m. James Estes.
viii Hannah F., b. Aug. 4, 1806.
ix Clarissa Bartlett, b. April 7, 1810, d. unmarried.
x Abiah, b. Sept. 17, 1812, m. Nathan W. Ethridge.
xi Lois, b. Aug. 4, 1815.
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PETER YORK, son of Colonel John York, born in Standish in 1777, married Abiah, daughter of Abraham Russell. He lived on the north side of the river nearly opposite Middle Interval for some years, and subsequently in Grafton and elsewhere. He was a select- man and otherwise prominent in town affairs. He lost one of his legs by a falling tree, and for many years walked upon a "peg leg." Children :
i
Marv, b. - , 1801, m. Asa Bartlett ; d. 1836.
ii Thatcher, b. - - -, 1803, m. Lydania Frost; second, Lucy Powers. He died in Falmouth Jan. 31, 1873.
iii Abraham Russell, b. -- , 1805, m. Apphia Smith; d. Grafton, Me., 1878.
iv Aaron Marean, b. - -, 1807, m. Hannah Carter; he went to Utah.
V Daniel Grout, b. , 1810, m. Elsie Bean, d. March 13, 1889.
vi Sally, b. - , 1812, m. William F. Carter, went to Utah.
vii Martha E., b. Sept. 9, 1814, m. Philip L. Carter, went to Tioga, Illinois.
viii Albina, b. -- , 1816, d. in infancy.
ix Charlotte Willis, b. -, 1817, m. Norman Pearse of Plattsburg, New York.
x Melissa D., b. -, 1821, m. Joshua R. Russell; s. Lowell, Mass.
xi Hester Ann, b. - 1823, m. Charles Thissell, of Lowell, Mass.
JOHN YORK, son of Isaac I. York, married Sally, daughter of John Killgore. Children :
i Urban, b. Nov. 10, 1814, m. widow Polly (Bartlett) Russell.
ii Francina, b. Dec. 13, 1816, d. Feb. 10, 1817.
iii Infant, b. May 2, 1818, d. May 30 following.
iv Isaac Insley, b. Jan. 13, 1820.
v Infant, b. May 2, 1823, d. June 7, following.
THATCHER YORK, son of Peter York, married Lidania Frost. He lived on the south side of the river below Mayville. His first wife died May 11, 1830 and he then married Lucy Powers. Children :
i Francis Carter, b. Aug. 26, 1824.
ii Aaron M., b. May 12, 1826.
iii Hiram A., b. May 16, 1828.
iv Edwin T., b. Feb. 9, 1830. By second wife :
v Orrington, b. Feb. 17, 1842.
DANIEL GROUT YORK, son of Peter York, married Elsie, daugh- ter of Amos Bean. He was a shoemaker, lived in Bethel, Green- wood, Milan, N. H., Woodstock and Hanover. Children :
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i Lyman Rawson, b. March 24, 1836.
ii Albina Melissa, b. Dec. 4, 1839.
iii Viola Kimball, b. April 1, 1842.
AARON M. YORK married Lucinda C. Emery who was born Oct. 12, 1832. Children :
i Frank M., b. Jan. 23, 1854.
ii Fred O., b. Dec. 25, 1855.
iii Lilla A., b. Oct. 7, 1857.
iv Nellie E., b. Oct. 8, 1862.
YOUNG.
CAPTAIN AMOS YOUNG, son of Nathaniel Young of Norway, mar- ried Sophia, daughter of Joseph Bradbury of Norway and for many years lived on Young Hill in Greenwood. Later in life he moved to the Samuel Bean farm above Bean's Corner and died there. Children :
i Ann, b. April 23, 1814, m. John Bird Jr., d. Bethel.
ii Eliza, b. Oct. 11, 1815, m. Lyman Bird, d. Bethel.
iii Leonard, b. April 14, 1817, m. Lorinda Curtis, r. Deering.
iv Hiram, b. Feb. 3, 1819, m. Olive C. Bacon of Greenwood.
V Jeanette, b. Feb. 11, 1821, m. Adoniram Curtis, r. Paris.
vi Sophia, b. Nov. 25, 1822, m. Kingsbury Curtis, r. Paris.
vii Catherine, b. Oct. 26, 1824, m. Moses S. Kimball.
viii Amos A., b. July 13, 1828, m. Sophia Hutchins, d. Bethel.
ix Diana, b. Oct. 6, 1835.
AMOS A. YOUNG, son of Captain Amos Young, married Sophia F., daughter of Hezekiah Hutchins, and settled on the John Stevens farm in the Chandler neighborhood. He died in Bethel and his widow married Curtis Gilman. Children :
i Julia F. ii Fred E. iii Edward L. iv Leander L. v Ada E. vi Blanche.
HIRAM YOUNG, son of Amos Young of Greenwood, born Feb. 3, 1819, married Aug. 5, 1845, Olive C., daughter of Benjamin Bacon of Greenwood who was born Sept. 30, 1821. Mr. Young was a harnessmaker, a superior workman, came here when a young man and carried on the business here many years, until his death. He was an active and energetic man, and a good citizen. He died some years ago. Children :
i Sarah Francis, b. March 31, 1847, d. July 25, 1851.
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ii Olive Ellen, b. July 30, 1849, m. Oct. 12, 1869, Joseph E. Adams, d. Nov. 3, 1869.
iii Sarah DeAlbra, b. Feb. 13, 1852, m. June 12, 1886, Lewis B. Hopkins.
iv Elmer H., b. April 13, 1858, m. Nov. 12, 1887, Annie M. Lucas.
v Ava L., b. Oct. 13, 1862, m. June 16, 1883, Wm. E. Finney.
JARED YOUNG, son of Charles and Mary Ann (Buck) Young of Greenwood, born March 7, 1811, married first January 1, 1842, Mercy, daughter of Alexander Day of Woodstock who died, and second Feb. 19, 1850, Hannah, daughter of George Tucker of Bethel. He lives in Bethel on the Ebenezer Bartlett farm. Chil- dren :
i George W., b. Jan. 29, 1843, m. Olive W. Hobart.
ii Aurelius L., b. Nov. 5, 1844, m. Mary E. Dutton.
iii Kingsbury V., b. Jan. 1, 1848, d. Nov. 8, following.
iv Charles L., b. Jan. 1, 1848, m. Ella Waterman.
By second marriage :
v Mercie Day, b. Nov. 1, 1850.
vi Antoinette P., b. Oct. 23, 1852, m. John Murphy.
vii Ida Nancy, b. Aug. 3, 1854, m. James Crooker.
viii Isaac Insley, b. Aug. 3, 1854, m. Lizzie C. Bryant.
DANIEL YOUNG lived at Bethel Hill. He was not related to the other Young families. His first wife, Sally Plummer, died and in September, 1842, he married Laura, daughter of Solomon Annas Jr. His children were by the first marriage.
EMERY G. YOUNG from Buckfield, born in Peru, Nov. 13, 1827, son of Eben E. and Patience (Ricker) Young, married Rosetta, daughter of Edmund Merrill of Bethel, and moved to the Clark Kimball place in the lower part of the town where he now resides. Children :
i Florence Ruby, b. June 27, 1856, m. May 3d, 1877, Charles L. Brown.
ii Eva Melissa, b. Aug. 26, 1857, m. Jan. 3, 1878, Jesse F. Libby.
iii Monie Emery, b. Nov. 30, 1861, m. June 7, 1885, Lillyine M. Cole.
iv Ray Clarence, b. Nov. 2, 1876.
SOME HANOVER FAMILIES,
BARTLETT. -
ELHANAN BARTLETT, son of Stephen Bartlett, was a thrifty farmer and occupied the old homestead of his father. He married July 3, 1817, Joanna, daughter of Jonas Willis, who died Oct. 21, 1863. He died Feb. 25, 1851. He held the office of selectman. Children :
i Zenas Willis, b. Aug. 10, 1818. He married Leona Roberts. He was a physician and practised in Rumford and Dixfield. He died Sept. 9, 1870.
ii Susanna B., b. Apr. 1, 1820, d. Nov. 2, 1843.
iii Cyrus, b. June 18, 1822, m. Jan. 4, 1848, Caroline Smith.
iv Beulah Foster, b. Dec. 10, 1824, m. James G. Roberts, d. Jan. 23, 1881. v Hester Ann, b. Nov. 24, 1827, m. Elias Shaw Bartlett.
CYRUS BARTLETT, son of Elhanan Bartlett, resided on the old Bartlett homestead, where he died April 23, 1875. He was married to Caroline, daughter of Peter G. and Mary Smith, Jan. 4, 1848, by Charles R. Locke, Esq., of Bethel. Children :
i Frank L., b. March 2, 1852. A chemist, State assayer and mineral- ogist. He is the author of a work on Maine minerals and metals. He married Dec. 17, 1879, Hattie Baldwin.
ii Mary D., in. Allen Richardson, Apr. 13, 1882. born Apr. 27, 1858.
iii Martha E.,
STEPHEN BARTLETT, son of Peregrine Bartlett, married Martha Stearns. He was a farmer and proprietor of Bartlett's ferry. He died Aug. 29, 1861. Children :
i Sarah M., b. Dec. 16, 1840. ii Charles P., b. Aug. 18, 1842. iii Solon, b. Aug. 30, 1845. iv Freeborn G., b. July 25, 1848, d. Nov. 29, following.
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ENOCH BARTLETT, son of Enoch Bartlett, born July 5, 1811,. married July 5, 1835, Sarah G. Hinkson, who was born at Rum- ford, April 29, 1817. He was a blacksmith. Children :
i Euphrasia, b. Sept. 8, 1836. ii Marcia S., b. Aug 17, 1838. iii Charles R., b. Apr. 25, 1841. iv William W., b. Apr. 25, 1843. v Herman N., b. Feb. 28, 1845. vi Frank M., b. Oct. 15, 1848. vii Asa M., b. May 16, 1850. viii Joseph E., b. Feb. 22, 1856. ix Herbert C., b. July 3, 1858.
BARKER.
CAPT. WILLIAM BARKER from Newry, born Nov. 22, 1788, mar- ried Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel Segar, who was born in Bethel, Sept. 16, 1791. He lived on the Segar homestead, and died Feb. 2, 1881. His widow died Apr. 9, 1888. Children :
i Jonathan, b. Nov. 20, 1819. ii Solon, b. Feb. 17, 1822. iii William, b. March 8, 1823. iv Caroline, b. Apr. 17. 1826. v Lucy S., b. Sept. 3, 1828.
EBENEZER H. BARKER, born Aug. 9, 1838, married Nov. 18,. 1866, Emma L. Kilgore who was born Feb. 12, 1847. Children : i Elmer K., b. March 24, 1867. ii Jenifred L., b. July 10, 1868. iii. Alice I., b. Dec. 6, 1870. iv Gilbert C., b. May 9, 1873.
BEAN.
PETER YORK BEAN, son of John Bean, married Rebecca Blake, who died Dec. 28, 1861, and he then married Maria C. Glidden. Five of the children died in 1864 of diphtheria. Children ::
i Clement P., b. June 9, 1842, d. Jan. 17, 1864.
ii Nathan, b. Aug. 9, 1843.
iii Seward W., b. Aug. 21, 1846, d. Jan. 11, 1864.
iv Ellen E., b. Feb. 13, 1849, d. Jan 30, 1864.
V Cynthia E., b. Aug. 11, 1854, d. Jan. 19, 1864.
vi Sarah L., b. May 26, 1856, d. Feb. 18, 1864.
vii Elnora J., b. Nov. - , 1861, d. Aug. 9, 1862. By second marriage.
viii Charles D., b. June 30, 1863.
BROWN.
ABNER BROWN, farmer, lived in that part of Bethel now Han- over. He was born January 12, 1803, and married in July 1829, Sarah, daughter of Ebenezer Eames, who was born in 1799, and died Dec. 23, 1846. He died Aug. 8, 1875. Children :
Edwin S., b. June 12, 1830, m. Esther S. Ellingwood, r. Caribou.
ii Oscar L., b. Feb. 17, 1834.
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iii Diantha P., b. Apr. 19, 1836, m. Fillmore Small.
iv Abigail L., b. Jan. 25, 1845.
v Sarah L., b. Jan. 25, 1845.
By second wife.
vi Albert E., b. Oct. 24, 1849, d. Sept. 1, 1850.
vii Albert, b. May, 1853, d. about 1875.
JAMES MONROE BROWN, son of Hon. James Brown of Grafton, born in Canton, Me., Nov. 15, 1825, married Nov. 15, 1849, Eunice Gould, daughter of William and Dorothy (Sweat) Frost of Rumford. He resides at Hanover and is a blacksmith. Children :
i Emma Gould, b. March 2, 1852, m. May 30, 1874, George A. Virgin and d. January 26, 1887.
ii Mary Rowe b. Aug. 5, 1857, d., aged 5 weeks.
iii Dollie Frost, b. Oct. 20, 1859, m. March 10, 1884, Charles E. Wheelock.
FROST.
CLARK B. FROST, son of William Frost, of Rumford, born July 28, 1839, married January 1, 1865, Abbie D., daughter of Joel Howe, who was born May 13, 1843, and died Oct. 16, 1877. He married second, January 2, 1887, Emily C. Holt. Child :
Ellery C., b. Sept. 15, 1867.
HOLT.
ARTHUR D. HOLT, son of Hiram Holt of Bethel, married Sept. 27, 1862, Rowena, daughter of Lyman Bird, who was born in Bethel, July 6, 1843. Children :
i Etta M., b. Sept. 9, 1863.
ii Llewellyn B., b. Dec. 10, 1865.
iii Winona L., b. Oct. 13, 1870.
iv Herman E., b. Aug. 23, 1878.
HOWE.
JOEL HOWE, oldest son of John Howe of Rumford, married first, Esther Howard of Howard's Gore, and second Dorcas Barker of Newry. He engaged in wool-carding and cloth-dressing. which business he carried on in Hanover for many years. He died Oct. 12, 1871, and his second wife died Aug. 15, 1888. Children :
i Mary Newton, b. June 19, 1814, m. Joseph Hutchins.
ii Joel B., b. Dec. 12, 1816, d.
iii Phineas H., b. Dec. 8, 1819, m. 1st, Nancy Staples, 2d, Albina Jewett.
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By second wife :
iv Jesse Barker, b. May 26, 1830, m. Matilda Abbot, d. Nov. 30, 1886.
V Dorcas, ( m. Hon. Reuben Foster, r. Waterville.
twins b. May 24, 1832.
vi Esther, ( m. Prentiss M. Putnam, r. a widow in Portland.
vii Galen, b. Aug. 4, 1834, m. Helen Foster. He resides in Arizona.
viii Winfield S., b. Feb. 23, 1839, m. Clara Knapp, r. Hanover.
ix Abbie D., b. May 13, 1843, m. Bradley Frost; she died Oct. 16, 1877.
COL. ELI HOWE, son of John Howe of Rumford, born in Marl- boro, Mass., March 19, 1789, married Apr. 8, 1811, Salome, daugh- ter of Jeremiah Andrews, who was born in Bethel, April 8, 1792. He lived several years in Rumford, then moved to Hanover, and was long the popular miller. He died June 16, 1870, and his widow died Oct. 25, 1877. Children :
i Betsey A., b. January 26, 1812, m. May 9, 1836, Joseph Staples, d. July 30, 1876.
ii Alonzo, b. June 3, 1814, m. first Lucy Brown, second Nancy Andrews.
iii Galen, b. May 24, 1816, d. Apr. 12, 1834.
iv Gilbert, b. Feb. 16, 1818, m. Jan. 24, 1849, Sarah D. Perry.
v Lyman, b. Jan. 23, 1820, d. 1821.
vi Albion Keith Parris, b. Apr. 7, 1822, m. Eliza Brown, d. Aug. 1882.
vii William A., b. Jan. 22, 1825, m. Johanna Demerritt.
viii Mary E., b. Nov. 12, 1827, m. 1st. George Lampher, 2d, Horatio F. Houghton ; d. Bryant's Pond, January 1883.
ix Charles L., b. Dec. 21, 1829, m. Elizabeth Crummer.
x Henry Newman, b. Apr. 7, 1º32, m. Oct. 27, 1859, Caroline Graham.
WINFIELD S. HOWE, son of Col. Joel Howe married March 27, 1864, Clara M., daughter of Albion K. Knapp. Children :
i Albert C., b. January 16, 1866, d. March 16 following.
ii Albion D., b. Apr. 11, 1867, d. Jan. 12, 1870.
iii Sidney R., b. Apr. 7, 1869.
iv Mabel F., b. Feb. 19, 1872.
v Scott H., b. June 13, 1881.
vi Abbie I., b. May 29, 1883.
vii Clarence G., b. May 29, 1886.
HENRY NEWMAN HOWE, son of Col. Eli Howe is a farmer, and lives at Hanover Village. He married Oct. 27, 1859, Caroline, daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Goddard) Graham of Rumford. Children :
i Arthur G., b. Sept. 8, 1861. ii Etta Maude, b. Sept. 17, 1868. iii Eva Lizzie, b. Oct. 28, 1875
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HOWARD.
ASA HOWARD, blacksmith, was the son of Dea. Samuel Howard, who was born in Malden, Mass., Oct. 5, 1739, and his wife Eliza- beth Barrett, born also in Malden, January 24, 1743. Samuel Howard was by occupation a tanner, and moved to Temple, N. H., from where his sons Asa and Phineas came to Maine, and settled upon and gave the name to a tract of land called Howard's Gore, afterwards incorporated as Hanover. Asa Howard married Lydia, daughter of Eldad and Lucy (Spaulding) Spofford. He died Nov. 9, 1840, and his wife Lydia, Oct. 9 preceding. Children :
i Lydia. b. Temple, Nov. 10, 1792, d. March 3d following.
ii Lydia, b. March 4, 1794, m. Joseph H. Wardwell.
iii Lucy, b. Feb. 18, 1795, m. Thomas Prince.
iv Phebe, b. Dec. 5, 1797, d. Feb. 17, 1800.
v Elizabeth. b. June 24, 1800, m. Allen Segar.
vi Salley, b. July 30, 1802, m. Oliver Wakefield.
vii Milla, b. May 30, 1804, m. John Morgan.
viii Asa Spofford. b. Howard's Gore, Dec. 6, 1806, m. 1st, Dorcas Holt 2d, Betsey S. Roberts.
ix Dollie, b. June 3, 1809, d. Feb. 5, 1836.
x Eldad Spofford, b. Nov. 14, 1810, d. Nov. 2, 1841.
xi Virtue, b. Aug. 9, 1812, d. Feb. 13, 1876. She was well-known in Rumford and surrounding towns, as a very efficient school teacher.
PHINEAS HOWARD of Howard's Gore, brother of the preceding, married Lavinia Powers. He came from Temple, N. H., and settled first in Bethel and then on Howard's Gore, of which he was pro- prietor. Children :
i Phineas, b. - m. Lois Dustin.
ii Barrett, b. - m. Asenath Lane.
iii Thomas Jefferson, b. m. Olive Bean.
iv George Washington, b. - m. Lucy Bean.
v Joseph, b. - m. Zerviah Roberts.
vi Esther, b. - m. Joel Howe.
vii Phebe, b. - m. Peter Frost.
viii Delinda, b. - m. John Y. Dustin.
ix Sarah, b. - m - Howard.
x Lois, b. d. aged 18.
JOSEPH HOWARD, son of Phineas Howard, married Zerviah Roberts. He died Apr. 10, 1885 ; his wife is also dead. Children : i Arabella C., b. July 11, 1831. ii Milton R., b. July 22, 1833. iii Joshua R., b. Nov. 3, 1835. iv Osmon P., b. March 7, 1837. v Phylantha C., b. Nov. 14, 1840. vi Nevilla S., b. March 1, 1843. vii Sarah P., b. Sept. 8, 1846.
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ROBERTS.
JOSHUA ROBERTS, from Berwick married Sally Powers and set- tled in Hanover, on that part formerly Howard's Gore. Children :
i Thomas, b. Nov. 22, 1805, m. Harriet Wilkins (see Rumford).
ii Milton, b. Feb. 13, 1809, m. Lydia .J. Jewett.
iii Sally, b. May 3, 1809, m. Addison Saunders.
iv Zerviah, b. May 29, 1811, m. Joseph Howard.
V Joshua, b. May 3, 1813, d. Apr. 17, 1817.
vi Betsey S., b. May - 1815, m. Asa S. Howard.
vii James G., b. - 1820, m. Beulah F. Bartlett.
viii Joann W., b. Sept. 25, 1822, m. Ball B. Willis.
ix Leona, b. - m. Dr. Zenas W. Bartlett.
MILTON ROBERTS, son of Joshua Roberts, married Feb. 6, 1840, L. Josephine Jewett, who was born Aug. 15, 1815, and died March 31, 1885. He died June 17, 1873. Children :
i Mary E., b. March 4. 1842, d. Dec. 4, 1867.
ii Laurantha, b. May 6, 1844, d. Nov. 18, 1862.
iii Almeran, b. Apr. 29, 1846, m. Melinda I. Paine.
iv Modestus, b. May 28, 1851, d. Nov. 29, 1867.
JAMES G. ROBERTS, son of Joshua Roberts, married Beulah, daughter of Elhanan Bartlett, and died January 26, 1881. His wife died January 23, 1881. Children :
i Eugenie L. D., b. Apr. 28, 1846. ii James G., b. May 19, 1848. iii Sarah J., b. Oct. 22, 1849. iv Joshua B., b. Sept. 4, 1851. v Emma L., b. July 25, 1853. vi Etha E., b. June 9, 1854, d. Feb. 14, 1864. vii Sophia K., b. June 28, 1857. viii Leon A., b. Aug. 9, 1860.
ALMERON E. ROBERTS, born Apr. 29, 1846, son of Milton married October 19, 1872, Melinda I. Paine, who was born October 19, 1854. Children :
i Geneva M., b. Feb. 22, 1875. ii Cyrus P., b. Feb. 26, 1877. iii Waldo, b. June 7, 1879, d. Oct. 23, 1881. iv Ethel M., b. Sept. 20, 1882. v Miller, b. Oct. 6, 1885.
KKAPP.
ALBION K. KNAPP, son of Nathan Knapp of Rumford, was long a trader in Hanover. He married Oct. 16, 1838, Phebe M. Graham who was born June 19, 1820, and died November 22, 1880 ; he died Dec. 10, 1887. Children :
i Nathan Clifford, b. Feb. 11, 1840, m. - Hutchins. He died of diphtheria Nov. 7, 1863.
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ii Clara M., b. Nov. 25, 1842, m. Winfield S. Howe.
iii Phebe L., b. Sept. 27, 1845, d. next day.
iv Lyman R., b. Aug. 7, 1846, d. May 14, 1867.
v William K., b. Sept. 26, 1848. d. aged 2 days.
KIMBALL.
ADAM WILLIS KIMBALL born August 18, 1833, married Phila Swain who was born August 1, 1836. Child :
John D. M., b. Aug. 11, 1867.
RUSSELL.
CHANDLER RUSSELL, born in Andover, Mass., Sept. 22, 1775, married in 1803, Betsey, daughter of Ezekiel Duston, who was born July 12, 1782. Mr. Russell, died June 8, 1846. Children :
i Elijah, b. June 17, 1804, m. Almira Bean.
ii Maria. b. Oct. 22, 1809.
iii Ezekiel Duston, b. April 19, 1811, m. Hannah E. Verder.
iv Peregrine, b. July 12, 1813, d. Jan. 14, 1837.
v Joseph H., b. May 16, 1814. He was a dentist and settled in Nash- ville, Tenn.
vi Lovina D., b. Sept. 17, 1816.
vii Farnum D., b. June 12, 1820.
viii Joshua R., b. March 27, 1824.
ELIJAH RUSSELL, married Almira, daughter of John Bean who was born Oct. 27, 1802. He died April 8, 1888 ; she died Sept. 22, 1880. Children :
i Jesse D .. b. July 19, 1829.
ii Emily W., b. Nov. 23, 1830, d. June 25, 1851.
iii Joseph E., b. Jan. 22, 1832.
iv Francis M., b. Jan. 28, 1836, d. Sept. 15, 1863.
៛ William B., b. Oct. 27, 1838.
vi Lyman R., b. May 15, 1842, d. Feb. 1, 1864.
vii Maria E., b. Oct. 24, 1844, d. Feb. 8, 1864.
EZEKIEL DUSTON RUSSELL, son of Chandler Russell, married April 19, 1835, Hannah Elizabeth Verder of Townsend, Mass., born there Sept. 14, 1810. He was a carpenter and lived at Ipswich, N. H., and came to Bethel where he died Aug. 8, 1883. His widow died March 12, 1889. Children :
i
Lorenzo Dow, b. May 7, 1837, m. Jan. 14, 1868, Letitia Coburn.
ii Orlando Peregrine, b. Jan. 18, 1840, m. Jan. 11, 1880, Annie M. Abbot.
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iii Helen Elizabeth, b. Oct. 17, 1842, m. Oct. 23, 1859, Arthur D. Holt.
iv Roscoe Farnum, b. May_9, 1847, d. June 1, 1849.
v Frank Joshua, b. May 9, 1847, m. Oct. 11, 1876, Adesta Frances, daughter of Humphrey Bean, and has :
1 Maud Lane, b. June 30, 1883.
vi Olive May, b. April 30, 1849, d. Dec. 28, 1883.
SAUNDERS.
STEPHEN SAUNDERS, born in Temple, N. H., May 3, 1779, mar- ried January 24, 1804, Lydia Powers of Temple who was born Sept. 28, 1784. She was sister of the Powers brothers who early came to Hanover. Stephen Saunders came here with the early set- tlers and lived on Howard's Gore. He died Feb. 7, 1864, and his wife died January 23, 1839. Children :
i Lydia, b. Oct. 13, 1804, m. Nov. 4, 1834, Joseph Brown, d. Dec. 27, 1844.
ii Stephen, b. Jan. 29, 1807, m. Ist, Ann Anderson; second, Ann Churchill, and 3d Phebe Holmes.
iii Addison, b. Dec. 19, 1809, m. April 9, 1835, Sally Roberts.
iv John, b. Jan. 3, 1812, d. Feb. 25, 1834.
V Sally, b. Sept. 14, 1814, m. Jonathan Clark Robertson who was a cabinet maker at Walker's Mills in Bethel and died there many years ago.
vi Joseph, b. April 9, 1816; never was married.
vii Mary W., b. April 5, 1818.
ADDISON SAUNDERS, son of Stephen Saunders, married Sally, daughter of Joshua Roberts, and died April 5, 1847. His widow died Feb. 5, 1853. Children :
i John C., b. Dec. 27, 1835. ii Ollin E., b. March 9, 1843.
SMITH.
EZRA SMITH was one of the early settlers on Howard's Gore and occupied land next to Rumford line. He was a man of character and a leading man in the community. He kept the first store at Rumford Point. He married Maria Burleigh. He died Feb. 10, 1846 aged 82, and his widow died April 27, 1859. Both are buried at Rumford Point. Children :
i Lucinda M., b. Dec. 19, 1794, m. Rev. Charles Frost of Bethel.
ii Saint John, b. Jan. 28, 1799, m. Susan Hopkins. He was the well known Portland merchant and long the partner of John B. Brown.
iii Mary S., b. Oct. 6, 1801, m. Mark P. Emery of Portland.
iv Henry B., b. Nov. 28, 1803. He went West and died there.
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HISTORY OF BETHEL.
v Marcia B., b. July 19, 1805, m. James Stevens of Andover.
vi George E., b. Dec. 11, 1811, m. Julia Ann, daughter of Barbour Bartlett of Bethel.
vii Caroline E., b. Jan. 16, 1815, m. Moses T. Cross of Bethel.
SPRAGUE.
JAMES SPRAGUE, son of William and Margaret Sprague, born in Mendon, Mass., March 16, 1750, in 1781, married Mary, daughter of Ebenezer Bartlett of Newton, Mass., who was born March 12, 1761, and moved to Greene, Maine, where his older brother William had settled. James Sprague was accompanied to Greene by his aged father who died there. His wife died at Monmouth, in 1805, and he married Nancy Richards of Bath, and moved to Bethel in 1816, where he resided until the time of his death. Chil- dren :
By first marriage :
i Elisha, b. Greene, 1782, d. Monmouth, about 1856.
ii Elijah W., b. Dec. 28, 1784, m. Phebe Parker, r. Dexter but died in Jolliet, Illinois, May 5, 1879.
iii Elkanah, b. 1786, d. Bath, 1825.
iv Elhanan, b. -, d. in Greene when young.
v Elbridge Gerry, b. 1798, moved to Sangerville where he died Dec. 20, 1867.
vi Stephen H., b. April 12, 1796, m. Lavinia Powers of Bethel, moved to Sangerville where he died April 18, 1874.
vii Perley W., b. - , m, Rufus Brockway of Sangerville, d. 1850.
viii James, b. Monmouth, June 29, 1799, settled in Frankfort, Me., d. Jan. 1889.
By second wife :
ix Joseph R., b. 1810, s. Frankfort, d. 1879.
X Mary A., b. Aug. 16, 1812, m. Buchannan Fisher, s. Corinna.
xi Elhanan, b. Bethel, 1818, lived many years with his mother in that part of Bethel now Hanover. He was weak in intellect and very indolent. His mother Nancy (Richards) Sprague, was only 17 years of age when she married Mr. Sprague who was then 55. After his death she earned a precarious living by cultivating a small patch of ground aided by her son, telling fortunes and oc- casionally going out to wash. She was addicted to drink, and so was her son. They were living in Hanover as late as 1850.
STAPLES.
WILLIAM STAPLES, blacksmith, came here from Berwick and set- tled on land now in Hanover. His first wife was Patience and his second Joanna Quint of Topsham. At one time he lived south of the river. Children :
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HISTORY OF BETHEL.
i Patience, b. Sanford, Feb. 14, 1791, d. unmarried.
ii Ansel, b. May 14, 1793, m. Deborah Keene of No. 5, moved to Weld. By second wife :
iii Moses, b. Sept. 20, 1801, m. Experience Powers.
iv Aurelia, b. April 19, 1803, d. Oct. 22, 1819.
v Rebecca, b. Aug. 30, 1804, m. Moses T. Cross.
vi Joseph, b. Aug. 11, 1806, m. Betsey A. Howe.
vii Belinda, b. March 8, 1808, m. Paul Jewett.
viii Dolly, b. Dec. 1, 1809.
ix Sylvester, b. Nov. 25, 1810, s. Haverhill, Mass.
x Diadamia, b. Nov. 9, 1813.
xi Nancy Graham, b. April 2, 1818, m. Phineas H. Howe.
JOSEPH STAPLES, son of William Staples, born August 11, 1805, married May 19, 1837, Betsey A. Howe, who was born January 26, 1812, and died July 30, 1876. He died Sept. 4, 1884. Chil- dren :
i Melissa R., b. Nov. 9, 1838, d. Sept. 14, 1884.
ii Howard A., b. March 27, 1840.
iii George E., b. Nov. 28, 1841, killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
iv Camille P., b. Nov. 15, 1843, d. April 2, 1878.
Helen M., b. Oct. 5, 1845; she was a teacher, assisted in Gould's Academy and went West.
vi Matilda J., b. May 31, 1847.
vii Charles C., b. Aug. 30, 1849.
viii Mary O., b. Nov. 22, 1851.
ix Fred O., b. Aug. 15, 1854.
x Harry A., b. March 12, 1858.
STEARNS.
BENJAMIN F. STEARNS married Julia, daughter of Jeremiah An- drews who died July 7, 1859. He died Feb. 21, 1884. Children : i Julia F., b. Sept. 10, 1843. ii Fidelus F., b. Jan. 23, 1845. iii John B., b. June 9, 1847, d. Sept. 18, 1884. iv Fldelia, b. Jan. 23, 1849. v Rosetta, b. April 9, 1851.
SWAIN.
JOHN SWAIN from Rumford, born June 30, 1822, married Nov. 20, 1849, Charlotte W. Kimball who was born Jan. 1, 1829. He died May 25, 1884. Children :
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